Zhongli pulled his right hand from his pocket and glanced down at the bracelet on his wrist, silently pondering, When I make up the story later, should I say it stores Soul Power at the Soul Emperor level, or at the Soul Saint level? What a hassle~
He looked up again toward the greenery, just in time to meet Ling Er's gaze as she secretly peeked over to observe him. Their eyes met in midair.
"Hello~"
Zhongli greeted her politely, his smile confident and composed.
"Hel... hello... Aaaah!"
Ling Er gave an awkward smile at first, but when she saw Zhongli's smiling face, her instincts added a horror filter. Under the influence of the atmosphere, her expression quickly became one of exaggerated terror. She turned around and ran... one step.
Splat. She tripped on flat ground.
She turned back to look at Zhongli.
(ಥ﹏ಥ)
His smile was so scary! Run!
She even scrambled to her feet and ran while crying~
"Uh..."
The smile on Zhongli's face gradually stiffened. He shrugged helplessly and looked at the young man beside him. "Actually, I really was just..."
"Hmph!"
The young man snorted again, cutting Zhongli off. He stared at him coldly and said, "You took such a powerful attack head-on without suffering any damage. Your Soul Power... must have been heavily depleted, right?"
"Mm. By common sense, that is indeed the case." Zhongli nodded lightly in agreement.
If the young man's total amount of Soul Power was used as the reference, then Zhongli's energy consumption had indeed been considerable. So there was nothing wrong with saying that.
"So this is my chance!"
"First Soul Skill—Extreme Gale Wolf Body!"
The young man stomped one foot fiercely against the ground. The pale green wolf fur on his body gradually began to shine, while the aura